Romanian authorities seized astir $4 cardinal successful assets arsenic portion of their enactment trafficking probe against societal media power Andrew Tate connected Sunday.
Romania's National Agency for the Management of Seized Assets seized 29 "moveable assets" from Tate's location adjacent the superior of Bucharest and pictures from the compound amusement authorities towing distant luxury vehicles. Tate, his member and 2 women are facing enactment trafficking charges.
Images amusement authorities loading up a Rolls-Royce, Lamborghini and different exotic vehicles connected Saturday. Authorities did not merchandise images of the watches and different items they confiscated.
Tate has been successful Romanian custody since December 29, and Romanian courts rejected his situation to his existent 30-day apprehension warrant, according to Reuters.
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Romanian officials transport the cars seized from Andrew Tate's compound to a retention determination successful Pipera, Ilfov, Romania, January 14, 2023. (Inquam Photos/Octav Ganea via REUTERS) (Reuters Photos)
Romanian officials transport the cars seized from the Tate compund to an undisclosed retention location, from Voluntari, Ilfov, Romania, January 14, 2023. (Inquam Photos/Octav Ganea via REUTERS) (Reuters Photos)
Romanian officials transport the cars seized from the Tate compund to an undisclosed retention location, from Voluntari, Ilfov, Romania, January 14, 2023. (Inquam Photos/Octav Ganea via REUTERS) (Reuters Photos)
Prosecutors from the anti-organized-crime portion issued a connection connected the substance aft raiding Tate’s and others’ properties successful Bucharest successful precocious December.
"The 4 suspects ... look to person created an organized transgression group with the intent of recruiting, lodging and exploiting women by forcing them to make pornographic contented meant to beryllium seen connected specialized websites for a cost," prosecutors said astatine the time. "They would person gained important sums of money."
The probe arose from six women who allege they were sexually exploited by the group.
Andrew Tate and his member Tristan are escorted by constabulary officers extracurricular the office of the Bucharest Court of Appeal, successful Bucharest, Romania, January 10, 2023. (Inquam Photos/George Calin via REUTERS) (Reuters Photos)
Andrew Tate and his member Tristan are escorted by constabulary officers extracurricular the office of the Bucharest Court of Appeal, successful Bucharest, Romania, January 10, 2023. (Inquam Photos/George Calin via REUTERS) (Reuters Photos)
Tate gained notoriety connected societal media for his rampant misogyny and commentary connected masculinity. He has been banned from astir mainstream societal media platforms, though helium made a instrumentality to Twitter pursuing billionaire Elon Musk's acquisition of the institution successful November.
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Tate got into a viral statement with clime activistic Greta Thunberg successful precocious December, bragging to her astir owning implicit 30 cars with "enormous emissions." Romanian authorities present person respective of the vehicles.
Reuters contributed to this report.